U.S. patent application number 16/170813 was filed with the patent office on 2019-05-02 for vehicle.
This patent application is currently assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA. The applicant listed for this patent is TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA. Invention is credited to Makoto IKEGAMI, Hironobu KITAOKA, Kozo KOSHO, Zekai QIU, Hiroaki SUGIYAMA, Naoki YAMAMURO.
Application Number | 20190126802 16/170813 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 66245933 |
Filed Date | 2019-05-02 |
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United States Patent
Application |
20190126802 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
QIU; Zekai ; et al. |
May 2, 2019 |
VEHICLE
Abstract
According to the present disclosure, a vehicle includes: a main
body; a first inner side surface and a second inner side surface of
the main body located in a widthwise direction of the main body;
and a cooling box provided at the first inner side surface.
Inventors: |
QIU; Zekai; (Nisshin-shi,
JP) ; KITAOKA; Hironobu; (Nisshin-shi, JP) ;
YAMAMURO; Naoki; (Nagoya-shi, JP) ; KOSHO; Kozo;
(Toyota-shi, JP) ; SUGIYAMA; Hiroaki; (Nagoya-shi,
JP) ; IKEGAMI; Makoto; (Obu-shi, JP) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
Toyota-shi |
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JP |
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Assignee: |
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI
KAISHA
Toyota-shi
JP
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Family ID: |
66245933 |
Appl. No.: |
16/170813 |
Filed: |
October 25, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B60R 7/046 20130101;
B60N 3/104 20130101; B60N 2/793 20180201 |
International
Class: |
B60N 3/10 20060101
B60N003/10; B60R 7/04 20060101 B60R007/04 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Oct 30, 2017 |
JP |
2017-209221 |
Claims
1. A vehicle comprising: a main body; a first inner side surface
and a second inner side surface of the main body located in a
widthwise direction of the main body; and a cooling box provided at
the first inner side surface.
2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes
a door provided to the main body movably and forming the first
inner side surface, and the cooling box is provided at the
door.
3. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein inside the main body a
passenger compartment is formed to accommodate a passenger therein,
the door is provided to the main body so as to move rearward with
respect to the main body when the passenger compartment is opened,
and the cooling box is provided on a side of a front end of the
door.
4. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the door is provided
rotatably about a vertically extending axis of rotation, and the
cooling box is provided to the door on a side of the axis of
rotation with respect to a center of the door in a widthwise
direction of the door.
5. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the door is provided
rotatably about a horizontally extending first axis of rotation,
and the cooling box is provided to the door movably about a
horizontally extending second axis of rotation.
6. A vehicle comprising: a main body with a passenger compartment
formed therein and capable of accommodating a passenger therein; a
seat disposed inside the passenger compartment; and a cooling box
provided at the seat.
7. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the seat includes a
base, and a seat body rotatable with respect to the base, and the
cooling box is provided at the seat body.
Description
[0001] This nonprovisional application is based on Japanese Patent
Application No. 2017-209221 filed on Oct. 30, 2017 with the Japan
Patent Office, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated
by reference.
BACKGROUND
Field
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a vehicle.
Description of the Background Art
[0003] A van-type vehicle described in Japanese Patent Laying-Open
No. 2002-206838 includes a driver's seat, a general baggage loading
compartment, and a vehicle-mounted refrigerator. The general
baggage loading compartment is disposed rearwardly of the driver's
seat.
SUMMARY
[0004] For the above-described van type vehicle, when a driver
seated on the driver's seat tries to pick up an item accommodated
in the vehicle-mounted refrigerator, the driver must get off the
vehicle. In order to solve such a problem, it is conceivable to
dispose a cooling box in the passenger compartment of the
vehicle.
[0005] However, depending on the position of the cooling box in the
passenger compartment, it is difficult for a passenger to reach the
cooling box.
[0006] The present disclosure has been made in view of the
above-described problem, and an object thereof is to provide a
vehicle on which a cooling box easy to use for a passenger of the
vehicle is mounted.
[0007] According to the present disclosure, a vehicle comprises: a
main body; a first inner side surface and a second inner side
surface of the main body located in a widthwise direction of the
main body; and a cooling box provided at the first inner side
surface.
[0008] The main body includes a door provided to the main body
movably and forming the first inner side surface, and the cooling
box is provided at the door.
[0009] Inside the main body a passenger compartment is formed to
accommodate a passenger therein, the door is provided to the main
body so as to move rearward with respect to the main body when the
passenger compartment is opened, and the cooling box is provided on
the side of a front end of the door.
[0010] The door is provided rotatably about a vertically extending
axis of rotation, and the cooling box is provided to the door on
the side of the axis of rotation with respect to a center of the
door in a widthwise direction of the door.
[0011] The door is provided rotatably about a horizontally
extending first axis of rotation, and the cooling box is provided
to the door movably about a horizontally extending second axis of
rotation.
[0012] According to the present disclosure, a vehicle comprises: a
main body with a passenger compartment formed therein and capable
of accommodating a passenger therein; a seat disposed inside the
passenger compartment; and a cooling box provided at the seat.
[0013] The seat includes a base and a seat body rotatable with
respect to the base, and the cooling box is provided at the seat
body.
[0014] The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and
advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from
the following detailed description of the present disclosure when
taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicle 1 according to a first
embodiment.
[0016] FIG. 2 is a plan view of vehicle 1.
[0017] FIG. 3 is a schematic cross section taken along a line shown
in FIG. 2.
[0018] FIG. 4 is a front view of a front door 11.
[0019] FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a cooling box
40.
[0020] FIG. 6 is a plan view of a rear door 13.
[0021] FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a cooling box
42.
[0022] FIG. 8 is a front view of a vehicle 1A.
[0023] FIG. 9 is a side view of vehicle 1A.
[0024] FIG. 10 is a plan view of vehicle 1A.
[0025] FIG. 11 is a front view in a state with rear doors 13A, 14A
in an open state.
[0026] FIG. 12 is a plan view of a part of a door body 80 of rear
door 13A.
[0027] FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a cooling box 42A in a state
with rear door 13A opened.
[0028] FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view of a part of a
vehicle 1B.
[0029] FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view of a front seat
91.
[0030] FIG. 16 is a schematic perspective view of an armrest 102
and its surrounding configuration.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0031] A vehicle according to the present embodiment will be
described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16. Of the configurations
shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 16, any configuration that is identical or
substantially identical is identically denoted and will not be
described redundantly.
First Embodiment
[0032] FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicle 1 according to the first
embodiment. Vehicle 1 comprises a main body 2, a front wheel 3, and
a rear wheel 4. Front wheel 3 is provided to main body 2 on a front
side in a front-rear direction of main body 2. Rear wheel 4 is
provided to main body 2 on a rear side in the front-rear direction
of main body 2.
[0033] Vehicle 1 includes a motor 17, a PCU 18, and a battery 19.
Battery 19 is a secondary battery capable of being charged with
power and discharging power. PCU (Power Control Unit) 18 is
connected to battery 19, and receives DC power from battery 19,
converts it into AC power and supplies it to motor 17.
[0034] Motor 17 receives the AC power from PCU 18 and uses it to
generate a driving force for rotating rear wheel 4. Thus, vehicle 1
is an electric vehicle. Note that vehicle 1 may be a hybrid vehicle
or the like. Furthermore, although vehicle 1 is driven by rear
wheels, it may be driven by front wheels or by four wheels.
[0035] FIG. 2 is a plan view of vehicle 1. A passenger compartment
5 is formed in main body 2. Vehicle 1 includes front seats 6, 7,
center seats 8, 9, a rear seat 10, front doors 11, 12, rear doors
13, 14, and cooling boxes 40, 41, 42, 43.
[0036] Main body 2 includes a front surface 20, a back surface 21,
a right side surface 22, and a left side surface 23. Front surface
20 is located on a front side of main body 2 and back surface 21 is
located on a rear side of main body 2. Right side surface 22 and
left side surface 23 are arranged in a widthwise direction of main
body 2.
[0037] Front door 11 and rear door 13 are provided at right side
surface 22, and front door 11 is disposed frontwardly of rear door
13.
[0038] Front door 11 is provided rotatably about an axis of
rotation O1 located on the side of a front end of front door 11.
Front door 11 can thus rotate and thus move with respect to main
body 2, as shown in FIG. 2 by a broken line. Cooling box 40 is
provided at front door 11.
[0039] Rear door 13 is provided movably with respect to main body 2
in the front-rear direction of main body 2. Rear door 13 can thus
slide and thus move with respect to main body 2 in the front-rear
direction of main body 2. Cooling box 42 is provided at rear door
13.
[0040] Front door 12 and rear door 14 are provided at left side
surface 23 of main body 2. As well as front door 11, front door 12
is provided to main body 2 so as to be able to rotate and thus move
about an axis of rotation O2 extending in the vertical direction.
Cooling box 41 is provided at front door 12.
[0041] Rear door 14 is provided on a rear side of main body 2 with
respect to front door 12. As shown in FIG. 1, rear door 14 is
provided to be slidably movable with respect to main body 2 in the
front-rear direction. Cooling box 43 is provided at rear door 14.
It is to be noted that, as well as rear door, 14, rear door 13 is
also provided movably. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross section taken
along a line shown in FIG. 2.
[0042] Main body 2 includes an inner bottom surface 25, an inner
upper surface 26, a right inner side surface 27, a left inner side
surface 28, a floor panel 15 and a roof 16. Floor panel 15 is a
member that defines passenger compartment 5 from an outside, and
forms inner bottom surface 25 of main body 2.
[0043] Roof 16 is also a member that defines passenger compartment
5 from an outside, and roof 16 forms inner upper surface 26.
[0044] Front door 11 and rear door 13 are provided at right side
surface 22, and front door 11 and rear door 13 form right inner
side surface 27 of main body 2. Front door 12 and rear door 14 are
provided at left side surface 23, and front door 12 and rear door
14 form a left inner side surface 28 of main body 2.
[0045] FIG. 4 is a front view of front door 11. FIG. 4 is a front
view of front door 11 viewed on the passenger compartment 5
side.
[0046] Front door 11 includes an outer door panel 30, an inner door
panel 31, and a window glass 32. Outer door panel 30 is formed of a
metal material, and outer door panel 30 forms an outer wall of an
outer side of front door 11. Outer door panel 30 includes a door
frame 33. Window glass 32 is disposed in a gap formed between outer
door panel 30 and inner door panel 31, and window glass 32 is
vertically movable by an actuator (not shown).
[0047] Inner door panel 31 is made of resin or the like, and inner
door panel 31 forms an inner wall of front door 11. When front door
11 is closed, inner door panel 31 is located inside passenger
compartment 5.
[0048] Inner door panel 31 has an inside door handle 34 attached
thereto. A passenger can open front door 11 by operating inside
door handle 34. Inner door panel 31 has a pocket 35. Cooling box 40
is provided in pocket 35.
[0049] Cooling box 40 is provided to front door 11 at a position on
the side of axis of rotation O1 with respect to the center of front
door 11 in the front-rear direction. In the example shown in FIG.
4, cooling box 40 is provided on the side of the front end of front
door 11, and cooling box 40 is located at a lower side of inner
door panel 31. This can help a driver seated on front seat 6 to
reach cooling box 40 and take out an item stored in cooling box
40.
[0050] FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of cooling box 40.
Cooling box 40 includes a main body 50, a lid 51, a Peltier element
53, and a battery 54. A storage chamber 52 is formed in main body
50, and Peltier element 53 is disposed at an inner bottom surface
of main body 50. Main body 50 opens upward, and lid 51 is provided
to main body 50 rotatably to be able to open and close an opening
of main body 50. Storage chamber 52 can store an item such as a PET
bottle therein. Peltier element 53 cools an item stored in storage
chamber 52.
[0051] Battery 54 is attached to the bottom surface of main body
50, and Peltier element 53 is driven by electric power received
from battery 54. Cooling box 40 is configured to be removable from
pocket 35. Cooling box 40 detached from front door 11 can thus be
taken out of vehicle 1. In a state with cooling box 40 attached
inside pocket 35, battery 54 is electrically connected to battery
19, and battery 54 is electrically charged from battery 19.
[0052] It should be noted that front door 12 is configured in the
same manner as front door 11, and cooling box 41 is configured in
the same manner as cooling box 40.
[0053] FIG. 6 is a plan view of rear door 13. FIG. 6 is a front
view of rear door 13 viewed on the passenger compartment 5
side.
[0054] Rear door 13 includes an outer door panel 60, an inner door
panel 61, and a window glass 62. Outer door panel 60 is formed of a
metal material, and outer door panel 60 forms an outer wall of an
outer side of rear door 13. Outer door panel 60 includes a door
frame 63.
[0055] Window glass 62 is disposed in a gap formed between outer
door panel 60 and inner door panel 61, and window glass 62 is
vertically movable by an actuator (not shown).
[0056] Inner door panel 61 is made of resin or the like, and inner
door panel 61 forms an inner wall of rear door 13. Rear door 13 is
slidably movable with respect to main body 2, and when rear door 13
is closed, inner door panel 61 is located inside passenger
compartment 5.
[0057] Inner door panel 61 is provided with an inside door handle
64, and below inside handle 64 a pocket 65 is formed. Cooling box
42 is provided in pocket 65.
[0058] FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of cooling box 42.
Cooling box 42 includes a main body 70, a lid 71, a Peltier element
73, and a battery 74. A storage compartment 72 is formed in main
body 70.
[0059] Main body 70 has an opening which opens upward. Lid 71 is
provided to be able to open and close the opening of main body
70.
[0060] Peltier element 73 is provided at a bottom surface of
storage compartment 72, and Peltier element 73 cools an item stored
in storage compartment 72. Battery 74 supplies Peltier element 73
with power. Battery 74 is attached to the bottom surface of main
body 70. In a state with cooling box 42 attached inside pocket 65,
battery 74 is electrically connected to battery 19, and battery 74
is electrically charged from battery 19.
[0061] Cooling box 42 can be detached from pocket 65 and brought
out of vehicle 1. Cooling box 42 is provided to rear door 13 on the
side of the front end of the rear door with respect to the center
of the rear door in the front-rear direction. This prevents cooling
box 42 from contacting main body 2 when rear door 13 is slid and
thus moved rearward to open passenger compartment 5.
[0062] In particular, cooling box 42 is located below inside handle
64, which helps a passenger seated on rear seat 10 to reach cooling
box 42 and thus take out an item stored in cooling box 42.
[0063] It should be noted that rear door 14 is configured in the
same manner as rear door 13, and cooling box 43 is configured in
the same manner as cooling box 42.
Second Embodiment
[0064] With reference to FIG. 8 and so forth, a vehicle 1A
according to a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a
front view of vehicle 1A and FIG. 9 is a side view of vehicle 1A.
FIG. 10 is a plan view of vehicle 1A. Vehicle 1A also comprises
main body 2, front doors 11 and 12, rear doors 13A and 14A, and
cooling boxes 40, 41, 42A, 43A. In main body 2, passenger
compartment 5 is formed to accommodate a passenger therein.
[0065] FIG. 11 is a front view in a state with rear doors 13A, 14A
in an open state. Rear door 13A is provided to main body 2 so as to
be rotatable about an axis of rotation O3.
[0066] Axis of rotation O3 is located near roof 16, and axis of
rotation O3 is an imaginary line extending in the front-rear
direction of main body 2. In the process of opening rear door 13A,
axis of rotation O3 is positionally slightly moved to prevent rear
door 13A from rotating in a wide trajectory.
[0067] Rear door 13A includes a door body 80 and a support portion
81. Support portion 81 is connected to an upper end of door body 80
and is formed so as to extend from the upper end of door body 80
toward an upper surface of main body 2. Accordingly, as shown in
FIG. 10, support portion 81 also constitutes a part of roof 16.
[0068] FIG. 12 is a plan view of a part of door body 80 of rear
door 13A. Door body 80 includes an outer door panel 85 and an inner
door panel 86.
[0069] Inner door panel 86 is provided with an inside door handle
87. In a state with rear door 13A closed, inner door panel 86 has a
lower portion with a recess 88.
[0070] Cooling box 42A is disposed in recess 88 and cooling box 42A
is provided to be rotatable about an axis of rotation O5 by a hinge
89 formed at inner door panel 86. Hinge 89 extends in the
front-rear direction of main body 2, and axis of rotation O5 is an
imaginary line extending in the front-rear direction of main body
2. Inner door panel 86 is provided with a locking device 90.
[0071] When rear door 13A is closed, locking device 90 locks
rotation of cooling box 42A, and when rear door 13A is opened,
locking device 90 unlocks cooling box 42A.
[0072] FIG. 13 is a schematic view of cooling box 42A in a state
with rear door 13A opened. Cooling box 42A is prevented from
tilting even when rear door 13A is opened. This can prevent an item
inside cooling box 42A from falling out of cooling box 42A while
cooling box 42A is being opened.
[0073] Note that hinge 89 is provided so as to be capable of expand
and contract in the front-rear direction of main body 2. Therefore,
by causing hinge 89 to contract, cooling box 42A can be removed
from rear door 13A. While cooling box 42A has been described in
detail, cooling box 43A is also configured in the same manner as
cooling box 42A.
[0074] In vehicle 1A according to the second embodiment, as well as
vehicle 1 according to the first embodiment, cooling boxes 41, 42
are provided at front doors 11, 12.
Third Embodiment
[0075] With reference to FIG. 14 and so forth, a vehicle 1B
according to a third embodiment will be described. FIG. 14 is a
schematic perspective view of a part of vehicle 1B. In FIG. 14,
front door 12 and rear door 13 are not shown.
[0076] A passenger compartment 5B is formed inside a main body 2B.
In passenger compartment 5B, front seats 91 and 92 and rear seats
93 and 94 are disposed.
[0077] FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view of front seat 91.
Front seat 91 includes a base 95 and a seat body 96.
[0078] Base 95 is fixed to a bottom surface of main body 2B. Seat
body 96 is provided so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation
O6 with respect to base 95.
[0079] Thus, in FIG. 14, by rotating front seat 92, a passenger
seated in front seat 92 and a passenger seated in rear seat 94 can
face each other. Front seat 91 is configured to be similar to front
seat 92.
[0080] Returning to FIG. 15, seat body 96 includes a seat shell 97,
a seat cushion 98, a headrest 99, and a cooling box 110.
[0081] Seat shell 97 is made of resin or the like. Seat shell 97
includes a seating portion 100, a backrest 101, and armrests 102,
103.
[0082] Seating portion 100 forms a portion on which a passenger
sits. Backrest 101 is formed to support the back of the passenger.
Armrests 102, 103 are portions each receiving an arm of the
passenger. Seat cushion 98 is provided in seat shell 97.
[0083] Armrest 102 is located on the side of a lateral surface of
vehicle 1B, and armrest 103 is located on the side of a center of
vehicle 1B in the widthwise direction of vehicle 1B. Cooling box
110 is provided in armrest 102.
[0084] Cooling box 110 is thus provided to seat body 96, and even
when seat body 96 is rotated with respect to base 95, cooling box
110 is still located close to a hand of a passenger, and the
passenger can easily take an item out of cooling box 110.
[0085] FIG. 16 is a schematic perspective view of armrest 102 and
its surrounding configuration.
[0086] An accommodation compartment 104 is formed in armrest 102,
and a lid 105 is provided at an upper surface of armrest 102.
[0087] Accommodation compartment 104 is formed so as to open
upward, and lid 105 is provided to be able to open and close the
opening.
[0088] Cooling box 110 is provided in accommodation compartment
104. In cooling box 110 a storage compartment is formed for storing
an item. Cooling box 110 also includes a Peltier element 120 and a
battery 121. Cooling box 110 is configured to be detachable from
armrest 102. Cooling box 110 can thus be taken out of vehicle 1B.
Although a configuration of front seat 92 has been described in
detail, front seat 91 is configured in the same manner as front
seat 92, and front seat 92 is also provided with a cooling box.
Rear seats 93, 94 are also configured in the same manner as front
seat 92, and rear seats 93, 94 are also provided with a cooling
box.
[0089] Although the present disclosure has been described and
illustrated in detail, it is clearly understood that the same is by
way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way
of limitation, the scope of the present disclosure being
interpreted by the terms of the appended claims.
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